Tag: greed

Glare of the bright lights and hoorahs mask the pain and tears behind masochistic mask
Modern day gladiators march on to their untimely demise for the pot of gold
While emperors play the fiddle paying lip services to cavernous greed of the proletariat

Warning clouds rumble on the horizonAnxious citizens play wait and see gameRich are getting ready to get richerNever in doubt about the outcomeInsecure dreamers dread doubtful futureNot knowing what will happen with their livesGreed is getting ready to trump good for ever

Warning to all of us who chose to ignoreAre we now ready to pay the priceRisk of a nation divided by ugly vitriolicsNovelty of change will wear out soonImmigrants are bad unless wives of POTUS electNarcissist nabob will make the people danceGreat hyperbole will trump common sense

Warning message to those who did not careAll’s not lost yet if you dare to opposeRussian puppet shows ruining your lifeNow is the time to come togetherInsure that you won’t be rolled overNeed to be vigilant to preserve hard won rightsGet ready to trump their evil designs

Where we live, we are surrounded by woods. I can see majestic redwoods from my backyard. I can drive few miles from my home north, south or west and lose myself in forests of California redwoods. There are other trees also, many oaks, but majority of these are redwoods. Looking up at some of them make me wonder how small I am. Off course, the logging industry and developers, if they had their way, would have taken care of these woods long back . For the bounty that we enjoy today, my hats off to John Muir, whose vision long back had helped start a movement saving many of these woods for posterity to enjoy.

We do need a rational policy of harnessing our natural resources for the benefit of mankind. That includes taking care of the environment we have inherited. Only when we preserve and replenish the resources we have, we will be able to leave a world to our children where they will have a life better than us. If our greed destroys our natural resources, we will leave a desert of a world to our next generation.

On this halfway mark of my fifty two weeks journey with “W”, I therefore dedicate my poem to “Woods”. I could not think of a better word starting with “W” to celebrate the completion of half of my journey.

Well-being and happinessEndless joyous days and nightsLife a pleasant journeyLovely state of mind

Beware, all good things come to an endEternity is but just a pipe dreamInfuse yourself with goodness and good healthNever be swayed by greed and always run after wealthGive yourself the gift of a kind and loving heart

Wealthy you may not be, but sense of
Well-being and happiness will follow you around